Ralphs Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 (edited) Hello! One of my brake mounts has rounded off. Im looking into re-tapping it but im not 100% sure on how to do it and if this is the best way to go about it. Can anyone link me to a thread which tells me how to do it and if not, reply to this thread and give me a step by step guide on how to do it. Thank You! Edited June 13, 2010 by Ralphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street-rider Posted June 14, 2010 Report Share Posted June 14, 2010 If you take the bolt down to any half decent hardware store, generally plumbing shops are pretty decent, and they'll be able to find a tap and helicoil kit for the size of the bolt, along with the right size drill bit. If you get a whole kit it should come with guidelines, if not its fairly simple, take your time drilling the mount out and make sure you get all of the debris out before trying to tap it. When it comes to tapping, do 2 full rotations in, then one back, this will help clear any swarf out as your going and make it alot easier, once you're done with that thread the helicoil in and job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337 Trials Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Try a youtube search mate or even google -Free bump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 Hello! One of my brake mounts has rounded off. Im looking into re-tapping it but im not 100% sure on how to do it and if this is the best way to go about it. Can anyone link me to a thread which tells me how to do it and if not, reply to this thread and give me a step by step guide on how to do it. Thank You! It's not rounded, it's stripped the thread out, so you need to either tap it out to a larger size, or helicoil it. Helicoiling gives much better results, as you don't have to file out mounts and booster and get new spacers for the larger bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jord Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Use a heli-coil kit. basically its a drill, tightly wound spring, and a driver. you drill out the stripped thread. screw in the spring (your new thread) with the driver. And your ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calum.edwards Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 I had the same promblem with my onza comp Use an heli-coil kit. Thats what i used it dont take that long to replace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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